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LaPorte County-A Dodge Challenger Hellcat was tamed on the Indiana Toll Road
on Tuesday evening for driving 160 miles per hour, over twice the speed limit.
On March 20, 2018, around 7:00 p.m., Trooper Dustin Eggert was merging back
into traffic after helping a broke down motorist near the 45 mile marker
eastbound when an Orange Dodge Challenger Hellcat passed him at a high rate of
speed. Eggert purportedly saw the Hellcat weaving in and out of traffic without
using turn signals as it moved around slower vehicles.
Eggert sped up to catch up to the Hellcat and soon found himself driving 150
miles per hour as the Hellcat continued to pull away. Due to the high speed of the Hellcat, Eggert radioed ahead for other troopers to watch for it. Eggert caught up to the Hellcat after it got caught behind two semis
that were driving next to each other.
Eggert made the traffic stop near the 56 mile marker, approximately seven miles east of the
LaPorte exit. The driver of the Hellcat,
identified as J. Jesus Duran Sandoval, age 38 of Lake Geneva, WI, was allegedly driving
on an expired driver’s license. Sandoval
told Eggert he was driving a bit more than 160 miles per hour and just trying
to get to Maryland.
Sandoval was arrested on a preliminary charge of Reckless Driving and taken
to the LaPorte County Jail.
This is the second incident in the last two weeks of drivers driving over
130 miles per hour on the Indiana Toll Road.
A crash at these speeds would be catastrophic. The Indiana State Police is dedicated to
traffic enforcement on Indiana’s roads and will take necessary action.
  *All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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